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#2AC087 Color

#2AC087 is rgb(42, 192, 135) in RGB, hsl(157, 64%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 0%, 30%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2AC087
HEX#2AC087
RGBrgb(42, 192, 135)
HSLhsl(157, 64%, 46%)
HSVhsv(157, 78%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 30%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.148 161.9)
LABlab(69.31% -49.83 17.48)
LCHlch(69.31% 52.80 160.67)

What #2AC087 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2AC087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.84Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.53Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.96Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.39Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.17Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#2AC087 Channel Values

How #2AC087 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 42 · G 192 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 64% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 78% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 78% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2AC087 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2AC087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2AC087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2AC087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2AC087
Complementary
#C02A64
Analogous
#2AC03C
Analogous
#2AAFC0
Triadic
#872AC0
Triadic
#C0872A
Split comp.
#C02AAF
Split comp.
#C03C2A

Tints & Shades of #2AC087

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3AD499
#5CDBAA
#79E2BA
#9BE9CB
#B8EFDA
#D9F7EB

Shades

#25A775
#1F8E64
#1A7552
#145C40
#0F432F
#092A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2AC087.

How #2AC087 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2AC087
Protanopia#B1B188
Protanomaly#8FB787
Deuteranopia#A2A28B
Deuteranomaly#83AF89
Tritanopia#45BABA
Tritanomaly#3CBCA8
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2AC087 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2ac087: #2AC087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2AC087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ac087': '#2AC087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.165, green: 0.753, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_2ac087">#2AC087</color>
SVG fillfill="#2AC087"

More Green Colors

#2AC087 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2AC087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2AC087?

#2AC087 is a mid-tone green — rgb(42, 192, 135) in RGB and hsl(157, 64%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #2AC087?

#2AC087 is rgb(42, 192, 135) — red 42, green 192, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2AC087?

#2AC087 converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 0%, 30%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2AC087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2AC087 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2AC087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2AC087 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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